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“As a gay man, I see Stonewall as a private club for a group who, without the backing of science, justify bullying and hatred of anyone who doesn’t succumb to their unproven assertions about identity. Considering what they sprang from and have achieved in the past, it’s a disgrace.”

That comment, from ReasonRestored, caught the anger expressed by hundreds of readers under our review of a book by Kathleen Stock, an academic who argues against the new trans orthodoxy. Stock has faced abuse and threats for her stance. Readers offered her almost unequivocal support.

“I admire anyone who sticks his or her head above the parapet on this issue. It’s totalitarian — the insistence on the denial of science is scary,” said Atticus.